HEINEKEN NEWS ON FASTMOVING

Heineken will not be launching its sweeter, low-alcohol Radler beer in Kenya. It will instead focus on its flagship brand to grow local market share. read more

Johannesburg - A thirst for beer among Africa's middle classes is driving the world's biggest brewers to invest on the continent, but getting women to drink the beverage is another matter. read more

Copenhagen - Danish brewer Carlsberg's first-quarter operating profit and revenue beat forecasts on Tuesday, as strong beer sales in Asia cushioned sluggish mature European markets and a decline in its former growth driver Russia. read more

United Breweries Ltd. (UBBL), India’s largest brewer, expects sales of Heineken NV’s (HEIA) namesake brand to climb more than 50 percent in the country this fiscal year as it ramps up distribution of the pricier foreign beer. read more

London - Global brewer SABMiller expects more growth from its business in Latin America, its largest market, even though the company has limited exposure to high-growth Brazil and Mexico. read more

Heineken, the world's biggest brewer, more than doubled chief executive Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer's pay in 2012 as it awarded him one-time share bonuses worth €4m. read more

Dutch brewer Heineken has appointed David Forde as the new head of its UK business – a week after managing director Stefan Orlowski announced he would leave to head its Americas division. read more

Western Europe was the only one of the brewer Heineken's regions to see a fall in sales as austerity measures and pay cuts took their toll on drinkers.  read more

Cape Town – Brandhouse, one of South Africa’s leading alcoholic beverage companies, wants National Treasury and Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan to refrain from using the words sin tax when referring to excise duties on alcoholic products.  read more

A beer created in France and flavored by Mexican tequila to appeal to younger drinkers from Russia to Brazil is providing a fillip for Heineken (HEIA) NV as growth slows in more traditional European markets. read more

Heineken's focus on its global brands could damage sales as the world market fragments, an analyst has warned. read more

Singapore - Shareholders in the parent company of the Singapore-based brewer that makes Tiger Beer approved its takeover by Heineken Friday, increasing the Dutch giant's footprint in the growing Asian market. read more

Singapore - A Thai rival on Wednesday vowed to back Dutch giant Heineken's takeover of major Asian brewer APB, defusing a potential clash ahead of a Singapore conglomerate's meeting on the issue.  read more

The Hague - Heineken on Wednesday posted a net profit of €783m for the first half of 2012, as the giant Dutch brewer moves to expand in the lucrative Asian beer market. read more

Fraser and Neave Ltd.’s agreement to sell its stake in the Tiger beer business to Heineken NV (HEIA) may spark a breakup of the Singapore conglomerate as bidders pick over its property and soft drinks divisions.  read more

Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. (APB) surged to a record in Singapore trading after Heineken NV (HEIA), the world’s third-biggest brewer, offered as much as $6 billion for full control of the maker of Tiger beer.  read more

An exploding fruit photography with an embellished arrow form constitutes Bullletproof's new look. read more

London/Johannesburg - An African has to work three hours on average to afford a beer, compared with 12 minutes for a European, and yet the continent is the global hot spot for beer growth, such that the world' Africa's ber shis big brewers are struggling to keep pace. read more

Johannesburg - Producers of alcoholic beverages - brewers in particular - stand to benefit from the growing consumer market in Africa as more people on the continent move out of poverty, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report published on Wednesday. read more

Brussels - Heineken, the world’s third-largest brewer, has launched a €500m cost savings plan, and forecast revenue growth in emerging markets would mitigate higher barley costs this year.  read more

Heineken NV (HEIA), the world’s third- biggest brewer, reported annual profit that beat estimates and unveiled new cost-saving targets amid increased expenses for making beers including Desperados and Amstel. read more

Heineken is to use Facebook to source the design for a limited edition bottle to celebrate its 140th anniversary next year. read more

Amsterdam - Dutch brewer Heineken NV says it has purchased Galaxy Pub Estate, owner of 918 pubs in Britain, from Royal Bank of Scotland PLC for 412 million pounds ($646 million) in cash. read more

Dutch brewer Heineken has opened a regional headquarters in Nairobi to drive growth of its brands in the East African beer market. The office will be headed by its East African arm's general manager, Koen Morshuis. read more

Dutch brewing major HEINEKEN and Coca-Cola Hellenic have reached an agreement to acquire 41.2% shares in their joint venture beverage company, Pivara Skopje, in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in Europe. read more